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pakistan claims a nato helicopter air strike inside pakistan killed three of its soldiers. shortly after that, pakistan began blocking supply shipments to nato forces. a similar air strike over the weekend has been strongly protested by leaders in islamabad. >>> the government has released a chilling, new videotape of what the times square bomb could have done had it gone off as planned. prosecutors now say faisal shahzad wanted to set off a second bomb. here, now, is preary thomas. >> reporter: this is what faisal shahzad had in mind for a busy saturday night in times square. this car bomb based on the design shahzad had obtained from the pakistan taliban, was detonated in pennsylvania. authorities summed up the carnage with one word, devastating. sources involved with the test tell abc news, while's unlikely the resulting blast would have taken down any buildings, it would have killed dozens of people, perhaps more than 100. investigators also believe that glass and twisted metal shooting out from the car bomb would have formed a spray of deadly shrapnel. shahzad was port
pakistan claims a nato helicopter air strike inside pakistan killed three of its soldiers. shortly after that, pakistan began blocking supply shipments to nato forces. a similar air strike over the weekend has been strongly protested by leaders in islamabad. >>> the government has released a chilling, new videotape of what the times square bomb could have done had it gone off as planned. prosecutors now say faisal shahzad wanted to set off a second bomb. here, now, is preary thomas....
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has ramped up missile strikes over militant training grounds in pakistan. we have two reports on all of this tonight from our senior team, beginning right here with chief investigative correspondent brian ross. brian? >> reporter: diane, what's behind all this is what a senior u.s. and european officials tell us is a credible threat of a major coordinated series of attacks in britain, france and possibly the u.s. the official said no specific time or place was known, but that the plan -- involving commando like attacks against economic targets in europe -- had been detected after the capture this summer of a radicalized german muslim who reportedly had been training with teams of others in pakistan for the attacks. now a worldwide manhunt is underway. among those being sought are a group of other radicalized germans who have been training at terror camps in pakistan, producing videos in german to gain more recruits. german officials say some of the recruits actually came from the same mosque in hamburg where the 9/11 hijackers gathered. the mosque was close
has ramped up missile strikes over militant training grounds in pakistan. we have two reports on all of this tonight from our senior team, beginning right here with chief investigative correspondent brian ross. brian? >> reporter: diane, what's behind all this is what a senior u.s. and european officials tell us is a credible threat of a major coordinated series of attacks in britain, france and possibly the u.s. the official said no specific time or place was known, but that the plan --...
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special diplomat for afghanistan and pakistan, it can't work. major doug lute, the president's military adviser. this is a house of cards. even general david petraeus. this is all from your book. even general david petraeus, the architect of the strategy says, i don't think you win this war. i think you keep fighting. so, you have all these doubts. yet, a president who insists, i'm not going to be there for ten years. >> yes, that's right. and this is why i've written about this because the question that pollsters throughout any long inquiry like this, is who is barack obama? who is our president? and for the first time, you can see his internal struggle, his intellectual struggle. his dealing with the military. he's dealing with his political advisers. and he set a course. the problem here is so much is unsett unsettled. the relationships are not settled. how long are we going to be there? >> and changing again. we're now facing another review in december. already, white house aides saying, this isn't going to be a big deal. we'll probably cont
special diplomat for afghanistan and pakistan, it can't work. major doug lute, the president's military adviser. this is a house of cards. even general david petraeus. this is all from your book. even general david petraeus, the architect of the strategy says, i don't think you win this war. i think you keep fighting. so, you have all these doubts. yet, a president who insists, i'm not going to be there for ten years. >> yes, that's right. and this is why i've written about this because...
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>> it's political reality in pakistan. it's political reality in the united states. something like this happened and the president would not have a choice. >> reporter: even today, nato helicopters are ramping up attacks inside pakistan seeming to reflect that secret strategy. and what about the war in afghanistan? woodward's book gives vivid portraits of what he calls the veterans. the five blocks of granite lead by the brilliant general david petraeus, maneuvering against the new president to get a 40,000 troop surge in afghanistan and an open-ended commitment. the wary president battled them back. >> they said 40,000 and the president pushed them in the most direct way, i want options, you promised options. and he never got them. >> reporter: of all the things you learned, what surprised you the most? surprised you the most? >> that in many ways, this is the obama we don't know. he just says, without qualification, this has to be a plan for a handoff to the afghanis, and for us to get out of afghanistan. there can be no wiggle room. that is his bedrock conclusion.
>> it's political reality in pakistan. it's political reality in the united states. something like this happened and the president would not have a choice. >> reporter: even today, nato helicopters are ramping up attacks inside pakistan seeming to reflect that secret strategy. and what about the war in afghanistan? woodward's book gives vivid portraits of what he calls the veterans. the five blocks of granite lead by the brilliant general david petraeus, maneuvering against the new...
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this threat is coming from pakistan, according to intelligence officials. in large part from the contingent of german citizens, who have been recruited for a jihad against the west over the last four years. >> some german converts, many are turks, many are arabs, and right now, we already have the first afghans and even iranians in these circles. it's a very mixed bunch of different people, quite internationalalist, quite like everything we have seen in europe in recent years. >> reporter: dozens of germans have been identified as attending terror training camps, producing videos in german to gain more recruits for their radical views. >> they want to get the training in pakistan. many are killed. but those who come back are a threat. and they are a threat not only to germany, but also to our allies and especially the u.s., because they are extremely anti-american. >> reporter: german officials say some of the recruits actually came from the same mosque in hallburg where the 9/11 hijackers gathered, apparently continuing as a center of jihad aimed at the u.
this threat is coming from pakistan, according to intelligence officials. in large part from the contingent of german citizens, who have been recruited for a jihad against the west over the last four years. >> some german converts, many are turks, many are arabs, and right now, we already have the first afghans and even iranians in these circles. it's a very mixed bunch of different people, quite internationalalist, quite like everything we have seen in europe in recent years. >>...
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has given to pakistan. it says that if an attack on the homeland comes from someone trained inside pakistan, that the u.s. would respond militarily. >>> and coming up on "good morning america" today, george stephanopoulos talks with bob woodward, author of that new book, "obama's wars." >>> we mentioned potential attacks notice pakistan. we have word this morning that the cia is already drastically increasing its bombing attacks inside that country. according to "the new york times," the agency has launched 20 drone attacks this month. that's the most ever in a single month. it's all part of an effort to destroy the bases the taliban and al qaeda forces use to attack u.s. troops across the boarder in afghanistan. >>> and here at home, the investigation is moving forward, into saturday's emergency landing of a small passenger jet. we've learned that the type of plane involved in that incident, has a history of landing gear problems. the landing gear doors on the crj-900, have been found to bend as the plane
has given to pakistan. it says that if an attack on the homeland comes from someone trained inside pakistan, that the u.s. would respond militarily. >>> and coming up on "good morning america" today, george stephanopoulos talks with bob woodward, author of that new book, "obama's wars." >>> we mentioned potential attacks notice pakistan. we have word this morning that the cia is already drastically increasing its bombing attacks inside that country....
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and pakistan. pakistan shut down the most important supply route for the forces fighting in afghanistan, retaliating for a helicopter strike gone wrong. martha raddatz has been following the developments all day. martha, how did it get to this point? >> reporter: this began early this morning when a u.s. apache helicopter briefly crossed into pakistan where it was fired upon. assuming they were taking upmy fire, they fired back. but what the helicopter's apparently hit was an outpostmaned by pakistani soldiers and three of them were killed. >> could this get worse for american troops? what could happen? >> reporter: well, it could because they closed down this path. we were there along the pass last year. they bring tons of food and military supplies to u.s. troops every day. the u.s. is now in urgent talks with the pakistanis to get it opened back up. the pakistanis have made all kinds of threats but the u.s. officials seem confident they can lower the temperatures in the coming dales. at least th
and pakistan. pakistan shut down the most important supply route for the forces fighting in afghanistan, retaliating for a helicopter strike gone wrong. martha raddatz has been following the developments all day. martha, how did it get to this point? >> reporter: this began early this morning when a u.s. apache helicopter briefly crossed into pakistan where it was fired upon. assuming they were taking upmy fire, they fired back. but what the helicopter's apparently hit was an outpostmaned...
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., is coming from pakistan, according to intelligence officials. in large part from a contingent of german citizens who have been recruited for a jihad against the west over the last four years. >> some are german converts. many are turks. many are arabs. right new now we already have afghans and even iranians in these circles. it's a very mixed bunch of different people, quite international, quite unlike anything we have seen in europe in recent years. >> reporter: dozens of germans have been identified as attending terror training camps in pakistan, producing videos in german in order to gain more recruits for their radical views. >> they go, they want to get the training in pakistan. many are killed but those who come back are a threat. and they are a threat not only to german -- to germany, but also to our allies and especially the u.s., because they are extremely anti-american. >> reporter: german officials say some of the recruits actually came from the same mosque in hamburg where the 9/11 hijackers gathered. apparently continuing as a cente
., is coming from pakistan, according to intelligence officials. in large part from a contingent of german citizens who have been recruited for a jihad against the west over the last four years. >> some are german converts. many are turks. many are arabs. right new now we already have afghans and even iranians in these circles. it's a very mixed bunch of different people, quite international, quite unlike anything we have seen in europe in recent years. >> reporter: dozens of...
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insults that come out as the president and his aides form late a new policy for afghanistan and pakistan. >> i think that the review that we've gone through has been comprehensive and extreme limb useful. >> reporter: behind the scenes, the president butted heads with military leaders whose only proposals were for more troops and much longer deployments. this needs to be a plan about how we're going to hand it off and get out of afghanistan, mr. obama says. ultimately the frustrated president, in an unprecedented move, dictates a detailed six-page term sheet on his final strategy, instructing the military to send in 30,000 more troops, 10,000 fewer than the pentagon wanted, and setting july 2011, as a day for when troops would begin to draw. i can't let this be a war without end, the book has the book explaining, and i can't lose the whole democratic party. >> reporter: insists people should read the whole book, saying, quote, the president comes across in the review and throughout the decision-making process as a commander in chief who is strategic and decisive. diane? >> and we have re
insults that come out as the president and his aides form late a new policy for afghanistan and pakistan. >> i think that the review that we've gone through has been comprehensive and extreme limb useful. >> reporter: behind the scenes, the president butted heads with military leaders whose only proposals were for more troops and much longer deployments. this needs to be a plan about how we're going to hand it off and get out of afghanistan, mr. obama says. ultimately the frustrated...
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and our key alley, pakistan. the pakistanis have closed off a vital supply route for troops in afghanist afghanistan. apparently retaliation for a nato air strike that mistakenly killed three pakistani troops. >>> and for the first time, researchers have uncovered evidence that adhd may be in the genes. a british study found that children are twice as likely to have missing or extra chromosomes than those without the disorder. experts say it's too early to know how the study will affect diagnosis or treatment. >>> and the washington state woman who splashed acid in her face has pleaded not guilty to theft charges. she appeared in court tuesday, charged with taking advantage of the generous people who were trying to help her. mike von fremd has more. >> reporter: it's been a month since bethany storro allegedly splashed acid on her face. as she made her way past tv cameras, it's obvious that recovery will take some time. in a 90-minute interview with investigators, bethany confessed to the fact that she had fabric
and our key alley, pakistan. the pakistanis have closed off a vital supply route for troops in afghanist afghanistan. apparently retaliation for a nato air strike that mistakenly killed three pakistani troops. >>> and for the first time, researchers have uncovered evidence that adhd may be in the genes. a british study found that children are twice as likely to have missing or extra chromosomes than those without the disorder. experts say it's too early to know how the study will...
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insults that come out as the president and his aides formulate a new policy for afghanistan and pakistan. >> i think that the review that we've gone through has been comprehensive and extremely useful. >> reporter: behind the scenes the president butted heads with military leaders whose only proposals were for more troops and much longer deployments. this needs to be a plan about how we're going to hand it off and get out of afghanistan, mr. obama says. ultimately the frustrated president, in an unprecedented move, dictates a detailed six-page term sheet on his final strategy, instructing the military to send in 30,000 more troops, 10,000 fewer than the pentagon wanted, and setting july 2011 as a day for when troops would begin to withdraw. "i can't let this be a war without end," the book has the president explaining to republican senator lindsey graham, "and i can't lose the whole democratic party." the white house has not disputed any facts in the book but says people should read the whole book. saying, "the president comes across in the review and throughout the decision-making proce
insults that come out as the president and his aides formulate a new policy for afghanistan and pakistan. >> i think that the review that we've gone through has been comprehensive and extremely useful. >> reporter: behind the scenes the president butted heads with military leaders whose only proposals were for more troops and much longer deployments. this needs to be a plan about how we're going to hand it off and get out of afghanistan, mr. obama says. ultimately the frustrated...
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. >> reporter: officials are now looking for other radicalized germans who may have been trading in pakistan for a commando-style raid similar to the attack in mumbai india two years ago. just last week, the head of the fbi testified on capitol hill about increased worries of non-specific new threats. >> despite the significant counterterrorism pressure abroad, al-qaeda continues to be committed to high-profile attacks, directed at the west, including plans against europe as well as the homeland. >> officials say some of the recruits they're seeking were from the same german mosque where 9/11 terrorists gathered. officials closed that mosque last month after discovering the plot. >>> time now is 5:35. parents and safety advocates are calling on congress to establish federal standards for teenaged driver's licenses. a father who lost his young son after a car crash spoke at the conference at the capital capitol. . >> i wake forestrestled with this for 11 years on what i can do. and if i can take part in this, and it's successful, and it changes, just a little bit, it helps other folks not go
. >> reporter: officials are now looking for other radicalized germans who may have been trading in pakistan for a commando-style raid similar to the attack in mumbai india two years ago. just last week, the head of the fbi testified on capitol hill about increased worries of non-specific new threats. >> despite the significant counterterrorism pressure abroad, al-qaeda continues to be committed to high-profile attacks, directed at the west, including plans against europe as well as...
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the pakistan international airlines jet left from canada. and made an emergency landing in sweden, after authorities got a tip that a passenger was carrying explosives. a suspect has been detained. but no explosives have been found. >>> the american hiker that was released from iran ten days ago has been with iran's president. sarah shourd made a dernell appeal to mahmoud ahmadinejad for release of her fiance, shane bauer, and their friend, josh fattal. >>> and the challenge of the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. a judge in tacoma, washington, thinks that the air force should reinstate a nurse. the judge said the military had violated her constitutional rights. >>> and finally, the world's largest dodgeball game ever. over 1,700 students and coaches at the university of california at irvine blasted each other with 600 rubber balls. they smashed the previous record by 547 participants. there's a first look at the headlines. back to dan and ashleigh. >> good way to get your attention. >> well, we should try it some time. >> i hated do
the pakistan international airlines jet left from canada. and made an emergency landing in sweden, after authorities got a tip that a passenger was carrying explosives. a suspect has been detained. but no explosives have been found. >>> the american hiker that was released from iran ten days ago has been with iran's president. sarah shourd made a dernell appeal to mahmoud ahmadinejad for release of her fiance, shane bauer, and their friend, josh fattal. >>> and the challenge...
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. >> reporter: officials are looking for other radicalized germans who may have been training in pakistan for a commando-style raid. officials say they do not know details of a specific time or place of the attack. the head of the fbi testified on capitol hill about increased worries of non-specific new threats. >> reporter: despite the significant counterterrorism pressure abroad, al-qaeda continues to be committed to high-profile attacks directed at the west including plans against europe as well as the homeland. officials closed a mosque last month after discovering the plat. >>> 6:34 in ohio, a toddler's birthday party became a nightmare when a brawl erupted involving about 75 people. the fight was between the birthday girl's father and the mother's boyfriend and fueled by alcohol. it quickly escalated into something huge. broken beer bottles injured more than a dozen people. >> kept thinking there was blood and broken glass. we were told there was one gentlemen at the back of the room, continued to throw bottles until he didn't have anymore. >> five people were taken to the hospital.
. >> reporter: officials are looking for other radicalized germans who may have been training in pakistan for a commando-style raid. officials say they do not know details of a specific time or place of the attack. the head of the fbi testified on capitol hill about increased worries of non-specific new threats. >> reporter: despite the significant counterterrorism pressure abroad, al-qaeda continues to be committed to high-profile attacks directed at the west including plans...
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the focus of this year's meeting is speeding up disaster relief to haiti and pakistan. secretary of state clinton will announce support for clean-burning stoves in africa. >>> and a big honor today for the world's most famous fairy. tinkerbell is getting her own star on the hollywood walk of fame. the character made her debut on the pages of "peter pan." >>> coming up later on "good morning america," we'll hear more from former president clinton, about global matters, also something close to his heart. >>> for some of you, your local news is coming up next. >> for everyone else, students' write to ceos and get quite a response. stay with us. th capital one's v, we get double miles on every purchase. echo! so we earned a trip to the grand canyon twice as fast. uhoh. we get double miles every time we use our card. i'll take these. no matter what we're buying. plus the damages. and since double miles add up quick, we can bring the whole gang. it's hard to beat double miles. no, we ride them. [ male announcer ] get the venture card from capital one and earn double miles on
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>> reporter: officials are now looking for other radicalized germans, who may have been training in pakistan, for a commando-style raid, similar to attacks on hotels in mumbai, india, two years ago. officials do not know of a time or place of the attack. but just last week, the head of the fbi testified on capitol hill, about increased worries about nonspecific, new threats. >> despite the significant counterterrorism pressure abroad, al qaeda continues to be committed to high-profile attacks directed at the west, including plans against europe, as well as the homeland. >> reporter: officials say some of the recruits that they are seeking now are from the same german mosque as where 9/11 terrorists gathered. that mosque has been closed by officials. it happened last month after officials learned of the terrorist plot. vinita? >> emily schmidt in washington this morning. thank you. >>> it was a terror attack in afghanistan that brought president hamid karzai to tears. karzai got emotional during a speech yesterday, condemning the violence in his country and asking afghans to forsake it. he as
>> reporter: officials are now looking for other radicalized germans, who may have been training in pakistan, for a commando-style raid, similar to attacks on hotels in mumbai, india, two years ago. officials do not know of a time or place of the attack. but just last week, the head of the fbi testified on capitol hill, about increased worries about nonspecific, new threats. >> despite the significant counterterrorism pressure abroad, al qaeda continues to be committed to...
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but there's groups in yermen, northern africa, pakistan, around the world. if you can bring them together, that's the real concern. >> brian, thank you very much. george? >> robin, thanks. >>> it's time, now, for the latest in politics. a new poll shows the tea party gaining strength. they make up one-third of the most likely voters for control of congress. but president obama is firing back on a cross-country tour, in wisconsin last night. jake tapper is with the president in iowa, where the president has his next event today. right in the backyard where you're standing. >> reporter: that's right. an economic meeting with the iowans. with the club family. they were picked because they have such a big backyard. but the highlight was in madison, wisconsin, where the president tried to reinvigorate the young voters who helped elect him in 2008. all the while, in smaller settings, the president is expressing irritation at democratic voter apathy. >> hello, wisconsin. >> reporter: the president's challenge is to motivate all those obama surge voters from 2008. >
but there's groups in yermen, northern africa, pakistan, around the world. if you can bring them together, that's the real concern. >> brian, thank you very much. george? >> robin, thanks. >>> it's time, now, for the latest in politics. a new poll shows the tea party gaining strength. they make up one-third of the most likely voters for control of congress. but president obama is firing back on a cross-country tour, in wisconsin last night. jake tapper is with the president...
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across pakistan, there are now thousands of camps for the flood victims. here, we found the children, trying hard, just to be children. the floodwaters are receding. but this crisis is far from over. in the long-term, it's going to depend on whether pakistan can rebuild its farming and provide safe water. and the dollars we send, they make a big difference. >> okay. rich besser there. it's such a crucial country for our national security. >> sure is. on so many levels. >>> when we come back, hillary clinton's big moment on the world stage. can she succeed where so many others have failed? i was short of breath, so i couldn't always do what i wanted to do. but five minutes ago, i took symbicort, and symbicort is already helping significantly improve my lung function. so, today, i've noticed a significant difference in my breathing. and i'm doing more of what i want to do. so we're clear -- it doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. my doctor said symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more tha
across pakistan, there are now thousands of camps for the flood victims. here, we found the children, trying hard, just to be children. the floodwaters are receding. but this crisis is far from over. in the long-term, it's going to depend on whether pakistan can rebuild its farming and provide safe water. and the dollars we send, they make a big difference. >> okay. rich besser there. it's such a crucial country for our national security. >> sure is. on so many levels. >>>...
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this car bomb, based on the design shahzad had obtained from the pakistan taliban, was detonated in june in a field in pennsylvania. authorities who released the video as part of shahzad's sentencing summed up the potential for carnage with one word -- devastating. sources familiar with the results of the test tell abc news, while it's unlikely the resulting blast would have taken down any buildings, it would have killed dozens of people, perhaps more than 100. investigators also believe that glass and twisted metal shooting off the car bomb would have formed a spray of deadly shrapnel. shahzad, who has shown no remorse in pleading guilty to the attempted terror attack, was portrayed as cold-blooded and calculating. court documents say before the bombing he was regularly in contact with the pakistan taliban, exchanging information about the bomb he was building. in the end the people in times square were fortunate. shahzad was incompetent. he used the wrong bomb-making material and had faulty detonators. we learned he was planning to set off another bomb if he had gotten away with the fi
this car bomb, based on the design shahzad had obtained from the pakistan taliban, was detonated in june in a field in pennsylvania. authorities who released the video as part of shahzad's sentencing summed up the potential for carnage with one word -- devastating. sources familiar with the results of the test tell abc news, while it's unlikely the resulting blast would have taken down any buildings, it would have killed dozens of people, perhaps more than 100. investigators also believe that...
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and its leadership remains anchored in the border regions of afghanistan and pakistan. we will disrupt, dismantle and defeat al qaeda. while preventing afghanistan from again serving as a base for terrorists. and because of our draw-down in iraq, we are now able to apply the resources necessary to go on offense. in fact, over the last 19 months, nearly a dozen al qaeda leaders and hundreds of al qaeda's extremist allies have been killed or captured around the world. within afghanistan, i've ordered the deployment of additional troops who, under the command of general david petraeus, are fighting to break the taliban's momentum. as with the surge in iraq, these forces will be in place for a limited time to provide space for the afghans to build their capacity and secure their own future. but, as was the case in iraq, we can't do for afghans what they must ultimately do for themselves. that's why we're training afghan security forces and supporting a political resolution to afghanistan's problems. and next august, we will begin a transition to afghan responsibility. the p
and its leadership remains anchored in the border regions of afghanistan and pakistan. we will disrupt, dismantle and defeat al qaeda. while preventing afghanistan from again serving as a base for terrorists. and because of our draw-down in iraq, we are now able to apply the resources necessary to go on offense. in fact, over the last 19 months, nearly a dozen al qaeda leaders and hundreds of al qaeda's extremist allies have been killed or captured around the world. within afghanistan, i've...
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>> nick schifrin joins us from islamabad, pakistan. good morning, nick. you have the latest from over there. >> good morning. i think t.j. hit on the main highlights. in afghanistan where there are 100,000 american troops deployed, general david petraeus, the head of all american and international forces in afghanistan, warned that troops would directly be harmed because of this attack. and that's generally the sentiment among u.s. officials in this area that these are, quote, indelible images that will simply not go away in the internet age if, indeed, this goes through. we see the anger on the streets in afghanistan and kabul, across the country. we've seen thousands of people on the streets. i saw a few hundred yesterday in islamabad. they are chanting "death to america." underneath them is an anger that the u.s. is eager to see go away. the u.s. has spent $250 million here in pakistan hoping to get some of the anti-americanism that really runs through this country out of the way in order to help the victims of the floods. but today, nobody is talking
>> nick schifrin joins us from islamabad, pakistan. good morning, nick. you have the latest from over there. >> good morning. i think t.j. hit on the main highlights. in afghanistan where there are 100,000 american troops deployed, general david petraeus, the head of all american and international forces in afghanistan, warned that troops would directly be harmed because of this attack. and that's generally the sentiment among u.s. officials in this area that these are, quote,...
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. >>> a >>> a month after the floods in pakistan. 20 percent of the country is still underwater. 10% of the population, or 17 million people, have been affected. it's taken a massive toll on the economy. $43 billion in damage. pakistan is critical to the u.s., who has spent billions to shore up the government and encounsel them to take on extremists who cross the border into afghanistan. now much of that aid is quite literally being washed away. the most immediate need is finding shelter for millions of people who have now been made homeless. we leave you with our "picture this week." as relief efforts struggle to keep up. women, now homeless, patiently wait for food and water. thank you for watching. we'll see you all next week. as a career prosecutor i made decisions on facts not politics. in washington, i'm trying to do the same. that's why i voted to crackdown on wall street and protect the bay. and why i voted against the $3 trillion budget, the big bank bailout, and against the health care bill. you see for me it's not about democrats or republicans it's about common sense and
. >>> a >>> a month after the floods in pakistan. 20 percent of the country is still underwater. 10% of the population, or 17 million people, have been affected. it's taken a massive toll on the economy. $43 billion in damage. pakistan is critical to the u.s., who has spent billions to shore up the government and encounsel them to take on extremists who cross the border into afghanistan. now much of that aid is quite literally being washed away. the most immediate need is...
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has set up a 3,000-man paramilitary force, a secret force, that fights the taliban in afghanistan and pakistan. >> all this comes as another top economic aide is set to leave the white house. we'll have more on the white house shakeup ahead. >>> and also this morning, it's been a political flash point this year. we're talking about islam, with the proposed mosque near ground zero. we begin an in-depth series. and we kick that off our next half hour. >>> we begin over the fallout over bob woodward's book "obama's wars." jake tapper is at the white house. >> reporter: the book is not even in stores. already, the white house is responding. a senior administration official says that in the book, the president comes across as analytical, strategic and decisive. and the official goes on to say that the infighting portrayed in the book was already well-known. excerpts from the new book "obama's wars" by bob woodward, reported by "the new york times," highlights infighting and name-calling of top advisers on the war of afghanistan. and the president deeply torn how to proceed. in the book, richard hol
has set up a 3,000-man paramilitary force, a secret force, that fights the taliban in afghanistan and pakistan. >> all this comes as another top economic aide is set to leave the white house. we'll have more on the white house shakeup ahead. >>> and also this morning, it's been a political flash point this year. we're talking about islam, with the proposed mosque near ground zero. we begin an in-depth series. and we kick that off our next half hour. >>> we begin over the...
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, fighting insurgents head to head in a place called the korengal valley, just over the border from pakistan. >> giving him some down low, you're doing good. >> reporter: nearly every day, they faced heavy fire. >> to the left of it! >> reporter: and on this day in october 2007, these soldiers were heading into a village where they suspected taliban weapons were being hidden. >> the lumber yard is where we believe there's a lot of the caches. >> reporter: the men had gone over the planum russ ti numerou. they weren't looking forward to carrying it out. >> i think there's definitely a high probability somebody will get hurt. >> reporter: the operation came to be known as "rock avalanche." then 22-year-old specialist salvatore giunta would face the greatest test of his life. >> we are the tip of the spear and we're out there doing what we need to do. >> reporter: but what giunta did would make him a hero. the most highly honored living soldier to emerge thus far from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> i think when i first went over to afghanistan, '06, i was excited. i was ready for it. this
, fighting insurgents head to head in a place called the korengal valley, just over the border from pakistan. >> giving him some down low, you're doing good. >> reporter: nearly every day, they faced heavy fire. >> to the left of it! >> reporter: and on this day in october 2007, these soldiers were heading into a village where they suspected taliban weapons were being hidden. >> the lumber yard is where we believe there's a lot of the caches. >> reporter: the...
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. >> on top of the hill top is pakistan. they're hit with ten rounds of indirect fire yesterday. >> reporter: which is why, when we hit the landing zone, we are told to run. general campbell commands more than 30,000 soldiers, who see regular and sustained combat. some, just rushing back to reload when we arrive. it has been a bloody summer. when we visited general campbell in july, he had lost 27 soldiers. >> we doubled what we had before. about 76 right now. >> reporter: so many soldiers that campbell can no longer carry the cards bearing each of their names in just one pocket. can you just read one of them in. >> this is commander wallace. he was killed just last weekend. he had been in country for about four days. he's got four kids. four small kids, so -- >> reporter: campbell and his soldiers do not oceaexpect the violence to ease up with the arrival of the last surge forces. >> where we go brings out the enemy, i think. >> reporter: for the soldiers doing the fighting, they see the surge as an opportunity. >> we're go
. >> on top of the hill top is pakistan. they're hit with ten rounds of indirect fire yesterday. >> reporter: which is why, when we hit the landing zone, we are told to run. general campbell commands more than 30,000 soldiers, who see regular and sustained combat. some, just rushing back to reload when we arrive. it has been a bloody summer. when we visited general campbell in july, he had lost 27 soldiers. >> we doubled what we had before. about 76 right now. >>...
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. >>> suicide bombings have resumed in pakistan for the first time since floods devastated the country last month. a series of bombs killed at least 25 people. 150 people were injured. the bombers targeted a religious procession. 35,000 shiites were marching in lahore when the coordinated blasts took place. sunni extremists are suspected in the attack. >>> the discovery channel headquarters will be open for business today, a day after a deadly hostage siege. james lee arrived with a gun and explosives there to protest the company's environmental programming. while lee held three people hostage, nearly 2,000 workers and the building's day care center were evacuated. a producer for nbc news reached lee by phone during the standoff. >> do you have a gun? >> i have a gun and i have a bomb. i have several bombs strapped to my body ready to go off. >> a police sharpshooter killed lee when he was seen aiming a gun at a hostage. an explosive device on his body detonated when he was shot. >>> mideast leaders sit down for the first face-to-face peace talks today in nearly two years. president ob
. >>> suicide bombings have resumed in pakistan for the first time since floods devastated the country last month. a series of bombs killed at least 25 people. 150 people were injured. the bombers targeted a religious procession. 35,000 shiites were marching in lahore when the coordinated blasts took place. sunni extremists are suspected in the attack. >>> the discovery channel headquarters will be open for business today, a day after a deadly hostage siege. james lee arrived...
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there have been three demonstrations in demonstrations in pakistan including this flag burning. >> us secretary of defense robert gates called jones late thursday afternoon. it was a brief conversation in which gates expressed his concern for the safety of us troops if the quran burning had gone forward. >>> it is one of the hottest local races heading into primary day to long time baltimore county council members are slugging it out to become the democratic candidate for county exective. felder and cam den are airing ads focusing on the other not telling the truth about the respective records. >> the majority of the council members who know both of us have endorsed me and it is not a reflection necessarily on him but i think it is just who do we think is going to be the best ceo of this $2.5 billion corporation that we have here in baltimore county. >> i don't run against people. i run for an office. i am running for baltimore county executive and the people in this county are going to be the ones who decide whether they want me working for them, and that's what i will do. >> he taug
there have been three demonstrations in demonstrations in pakistan including this flag burning. >> us secretary of defense robert gates called jones late thursday afternoon. it was a brief conversation in which gates expressed his concern for the safety of us troops if the quran burning had gone forward. >>> it is one of the hottest local races heading into primary day to long time baltimore county council members are slugging it out to become the democratic candidate for county...
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rohan bopanna of india and aisam-ul-haq qureshi of pakistan are going to the men's doubles finals at the u.s. open. >> they've been playing together on and off since about 2003. but this is their best showing ever at a grand slam event. cheering them on were delegations from both the indian and pakistani embassies. friday they will take on the world's number one men's doubles team. >> such an impressive story considering one's from pakistan and one's from india and we all know the history there. >> absolutely. >> we'll be back with more "world news now." . >>> on the battlefields of afghanistan, a soldier's greatest tool can be a translator. literally, they're the lifeline of communications. >> so why is a former employee of a company that supplies translators to the u.s. saying most translators aren't doing their jobs? brian ross investigates. >> reporter: a u.s. army unit from the 173rd airborne, on patrol in afghanistan, trying to track the source of a taliban rocket attack. the mission will end in a complete failure to communicate because of one member of the team. its translator
rohan bopanna of india and aisam-ul-haq qureshi of pakistan are going to the men's doubles finals at the u.s. open. >> they've been playing together on and off since about 2003. but this is their best showing ever at a grand slam event. cheering them on were delegations from both the indian and pakistani embassies. friday they will take on the world's number one men's doubles team. >> such an impressive story considering one's from pakistan and one's from india and we all know the...
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and there were smaller, more peaceful protests in pakistan, jerusalem and london. general david petraeus told abc's martha raddatz in afghanistan today that pastor jones has hurt u.s. interests abroad. >> there has been some damage done. you've seen it. there are already, in a sense, images, if you will, implanted in minds, albeit not with photos, of something as inflammatory as the burning of a koran. >> reporter: and in washington, president obama spoke as commander in chief for the troops in the field. >> this is a way of endangering our troops, our sons and daughters. you don't play games with that. >> reporter: and so, terry jones' plan to burn the koran tomorrow is off. but the damage has been done. he's benefited, though, no question about that. he's gained worldwide attention for his financially troubled little church here and gained a measure of celebrity, as well, and he plans, right now, to be in new york city for september 11th. diane? >> well, picking up on that very thing, terry, as you know, you're well aware, we've been wrestling with the question a
and there were smaller, more peaceful protests in pakistan, jerusalem and london. general david petraeus told abc's martha raddatz in afghanistan today that pastor jones has hurt u.s. interests abroad. >> there has been some damage done. you've seen it. there are already, in a sense, images, if you will, implanted in minds, albeit not with photos, of something as inflammatory as the burning of a koran. >> reporter: and in washington, president obama spoke as commander in chief for...
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in pakistan, they burned flags, and effigies of pastor jones. across the border in afghanistan, more flag burns and protesters chanted "death to the christians." insurgents there are circulating leaflets calling on muslims to raise your voices and fight together. iraq's president warned the burning would encourage more violence. and to hend that off, even donald trump stepped in to buy stake in the islamic cultural center. but late tonight there is great uncertainty about what was promised and who is to be believed. and diane, there is yet another twist here. just a few moments ago, pastor jones came out here, telling us he'd be lied to. that he was guaranteed the cultural center would be moved. that appears not to be the case. and so this controversy will continue. diane? >> as we said, a confounding story. but i want to bring christiane amanpour back in, because we looked at the scenes of what has been happening overseas, and what people have been saying overseas. tell us more about your interview with that imam today. >> reporter: well, diane
in pakistan, they burned flags, and effigies of pastor jones. across the border in afghanistan, more flag burns and protesters chanted "death to the christians." insurgents there are circulating leaflets calling on muslims to raise your voices and fight together. iraq's president warned the burning would encourage more violence. and to hend that off, even donald trump stepped in to buy stake in the islamic cultural center. but late tonight there is great uncertainty about what was...
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. >>> and the pakistan flood crisis is putting expectant mothers at risk. many are cut off from urgently needed medical care. >>> finally, in lithuania, a race in high heels are both women and men participating. and man came in first. completing the 242-foot-long course in 12.5 seconds. the prize? women's makeup worth about $60. there's a quick look at the headlines. over to marysol. >> i would never let you beat me in a sprint in heels, just so we're clear. good morning, everyone. the midwest, pleasant but chilly. bismarck, 48. minneapolis, 54, feeling like fall as we move into the second week in september. by contrast, the west coast is really, really pretty today. clouds in and around seattle. that's sort of par for the course. daytime highs across the nation, salt lake, 81, washington, d.c., 76, boston, 63. that's a little bit below normal. >> thanks so much. this weather report has been brought to you by dairy queen. bianna and dan? >>> we've just come through what may be the angriest and most divisive 9/11 yet. with demonstrations just blocks from gro
. >>> and the pakistan flood crisis is putting expectant mothers at risk. many are cut off from urgently needed medical care. >>> finally, in lithuania, a race in high heels are both women and men participating. and man came in first. completing the 242-foot-long course in 12.5 seconds. the prize? women's makeup worth about $60. there's a quick look at the headlines. over to marysol. >> i would never let you beat me in a sprint in heels, just so we're clear. good...
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and urges husband muslims to rise up against pakistan's government. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is trying to come up with a deal as palestinians threaten to walk out of peace talks in jerusalem. the big issue, whether to extend the big settlement freeze. >>> the iowa egg farm linked to the nationwide salmonella, knew about dangerous bacteria in its hen houses. that's according to congressional investigators. they want to know why the company didn't share the test results earlier. >>> and they say any landing you can walk or cruel away from is a good one. but watch this. these dramatic pictures of a glider plummeting nose-first on a runway at a british air show. you see the cockpit disintegrating around the piltd. he managed to do this. walk away with three broken vertebrae. >> he has to lie on his back for three weeks sto his spine can heal naturally. >>> time for the weather. and let's say good morning to sam champion. >> i want to introduce you to the new power couple, igor and julia. you can see igor there. but this is julia putting herself together in the atlantic. neither o
and urges husband muslims to rise up against pakistan's government. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is trying to come up with a deal as palestinians threaten to walk out of peace talks in jerusalem. the big issue, whether to extend the big settlement freeze. >>> the iowa egg farm linked to the nationwide salmonella, knew about dangerous bacteria in its hen houses. that's according to congressional investigators. they want to know why the company didn't share the test...
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. >>> overseas, now, actress angelina jolie arrived in pakistan's flood zone this morning. she'll travel to the affected areas and meet with relief workers, as part of her role as a u.n. goodwill ambassador. millions in pakistan still need help recovering from last month's devastating flooding. >>> actor john travolta and his wife, actress kelly preston, have decided not to continue with an appeal this in the extortion case relating to their son's death in the bahamas. matt gutman takes a look. >> reporter: the pain nearly consumed him, john travolta told our robin roberts. >> we've worked very hard since our loss. and our church has helped us tremendously. we're on a special program defined for loss. we've been help a tremendous amount. >> reporter: and so, travolta decided not to testify against two bahamians accused of blackmailing him. in a statement, he wrote, i concluded it was in my family's best interest not to return to the bahamas to testify at trial. the first one ended in mistrial. and now, charges dropped against the two defendants accused of trying to extort $
. >>> overseas, now, actress angelina jolie arrived in pakistan's flood zone this morning. she'll travel to the affected areas and meet with relief workers, as part of her role as a u.n. goodwill ambassador. millions in pakistan still need help recovering from last month's devastating flooding. >>> actor john travolta and his wife, actress kelly preston, have decided not to continue with an appeal this in the extortion case relating to their son's death in the bahamas. matt...
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and the average muslim in indonesia, or india, or pakistan, could be forgiven for thinking that the united states really is at war with islam. and that's the fuel that bin laden needs to get support, financial support, suicide bombers, to get people who will join the al qaeda cause. >> martha raddatz brought this up in her piece. why have we not found osama bin laden nine years after the fact? >> well, you know, the world has billions of people on it. and finding one person has always proved difficult when they don't want to be found. but as general petraeus said in your piece, he is out there. he is influential. he is still issuing orders. and he's still issuing orders to attack the united states. >> you were in the white house, as we said, nine years ago, on 9/11. as you look out at the world right now and you survey our anti-terror defenses in this country, what keeps you up at night? what is our biggest vulnerability? >> well, it's still possible for a handful of people, even if al qaeda is reduced to 150 or 200 people. it's still possible for 10 or 12 to come to the united states. the
and the average muslim in indonesia, or india, or pakistan, could be forgiven for thinking that the united states really is at war with islam. and that's the fuel that bin laden needs to get support, financial support, suicide bombers, to get people who will join the al qaeda cause. >> martha raddatz brought this up in her piece. why have we not found osama bin laden nine years after the fact? >> well, you know, the world has billions of people on it. and finding one person has...
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. >>> a suicide bombing in southwest pakistan killed at least 65 people and wounded 150 others. the explosion targeted a group of shiite muslims on a religious procession on friday. the taliban takes responsibility for that attack. >>> and bp has removed the damaged blowout preventer from the site of this summer's massive oil s the preventer fo st frogushnto it's been raised to the surface as part of an investigation into the spill. >>> and two former workers at the iowa farm involved in the giant egg recall, say they reported safety violations such as leaking manure and dead chickens to the usda, the agriculture department. but nothing was done. the usda tells abc news, that their workers were only supposed to judge the quality of food. and the fda, the food and drug administration, is responsible for safety. >>> and investigators say a fire in tennessee was arson. the future mosque faced local opposition. a $20,000 reward is offered to information leading to an arrest. >>> finally, zebras. zebras on the streets of moscow. or at least horses painted to look like zebras. the ani
. >>> a suicide bombing in southwest pakistan killed at least 65 people and wounded 150 others. the explosion targeted a group of shiite muslims on a religious procession on friday. the taliban takes responsibility for that attack. >>> and bp has removed the damaged blowout preventer from the site of this summer's massive oil s the preventer fo st frogushnto it's been raised to the surface as part of an investigation into the spill. >>> and two former workers at the...
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. >> on top of the hilltop is pakistan. they're hit with about ten rounds of indirect fire yesterday. >> reporter: which is why when we hit the landing zone we are told to run. >> fire! >> reporter: general campbell commands more than 30,000 soldiers who see regular and sustained combat. some just rushing back to reload when we arrive. it has been a bloody summer. when we visited general campbell in july, he had lost 27 soldiers. >> we've at least doubled what we had before. we're at about 76 right now. >> reporter: so many soldiers that campbell can no longer carry the cards bearing each of their names in just one pocket. >> can you just read one of them? >> commander captain ellery wallace. he was killed just last weekend. had been in country four days. he's got four kids. four small kids. >> reporter: campbell and his soldiers do not expect the violence to ease up with the arrival of the last surge forces. >> where we go where we haven't been, it brings out the enemy, i think. >> reporter: for the soldiers doing the figh
. >> on top of the hilltop is pakistan. they're hit with about ten rounds of indirect fire yesterday. >> reporter: which is why when we hit the landing zone we are told to run. >> fire! >> reporter: general campbell commands more than 30,000 soldiers who see regular and sustained combat. some just rushing back to reload when we arrive. it has been a bloody summer. when we visited general campbell in july, he had lost 27 soldiers. >> we've at least doubled what we...
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what is wrong with pakistan? we will discuss this with out what the country has to say for themselves. >> what is that? >> you might know that some but do you know who wrote it? the director takes on a screen writer who feels undervalued. >> president obama does not have to go very far to find enemy is these days, he has plenty at home. it was with some relief that he faced mahmoud ahmadinejad at the u.n. he said that the the door still open to diplomacy should iran choose to walk through it. >> each year in september, mahmoud ahmadinejad travels to the u.s. for the united nations general assembly in new york. he and the american president speak on the same day. the iranian leader was in fine form. >> it was said that some 3000 people were killed on september 11th for which we are all very saddened. up until now, in afghanistan and iraq, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, millions have been wounded and displaced and the conflict is still going on. >> when questioned who was behind 9/11, the diploma
what is wrong with pakistan? we will discuss this with out what the country has to say for themselves. >> what is that? >> you might know that some but do you know who wrote it? the director takes on a screen writer who feels undervalued. >> president obama does not have to go very far to find enemy is these days, he has plenty at home. it was with some relief that he faced mahmoud ahmadinejad at the u.n. he said that the the door still open to diplomacy should iran choose to...
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well pakistan is a sanctuary and of course pakistan is playing the double game there are a stencil ally at the same time they're intelligent services are helping the the taliban and actively. you know encouraging them in certain cases and so and then they're not going to quit because they know the united states is going to leave afghanistan and that is really their only. strong player that's allied with pakistan in afghanistan although. not so much aligned with the pakistanis so i think they regard the taliban in afghanistan as their as their chip for after the u.s. leaves so they're not going to quit supporting the taliban and there's this charade that they're making an alliance with the u.s. and they do do some things to catch al-qaeda and that sort of thing but they never really go after the taliban and the sanctuaries are very important for the for the taliban in the war in afghanistan and so i think that's probably going to continue the strikes from there the sanctuary in pakistan and so i think the u.s. is going to have a hard time winning this war and i think many people even in
well pakistan is a sanctuary and of course pakistan is playing the double game there are a stencil ally at the same time they're intelligent services are helping the the taliban and actively. you know encouraging them in certain cases and so and then they're not going to quit because they know the united states is going to leave afghanistan and that is really their only. strong player that's allied with pakistan in afghanistan although. not so much aligned with the pakistanis so i think they...
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every year we give pakistan 1.5 billion dollars. last fall we gave them an additional tip, 7.5 billion dollars. we are giving them hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster relief. i don't have no clue how much we give them in the military my guess is billions. >> it is. >> according to secretary of state clinton and others the rich in pakistan don't pay taxes. so, we pay for what the people of pakistan, the rich or even the middle class impact standard is coming from us. >> here's our dilemma. if we don't support the pakistan army to make them better equipped to fight terrorism on their side of the border, americans are going to get killed. i'd like to fix pakistan's tax problems. we tax too much. we take too much from the american people to run this government. and we spend too much. my focus is on making sure we win in afghanistan you have to have a stable reliable partner in afghanistan. the money we are giving this military sis tans to make sure they can fight terrorists on their side of the border more effectively. i'm willi
every year we give pakistan 1.5 billion dollars. last fall we gave them an additional tip, 7.5 billion dollars. we are giving them hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster relief. i don't have no clue how much we give them in the military my guess is billions. >> it is. >> according to secretary of state clinton and others the rich in pakistan don't pay taxes. so, we pay for what the people of pakistan, the rich or even the middle class impact standard is coming from us. >>...
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of a failed pakistan. but the pakistanis do not believe that. >> kudos to the authors for getting this book done. congratulations. i have a couple of questions that have to do with now they have done the book and interviews going along with that that have to do with india's long-term strategic outlook on things that may happen, that we are all aware of, and i also want to say to us as practice to that that i think it is lack of monolithic or will define brand strategy is productive and opportunistic way. how to the planners and never has to act with them on a political level think about the outcome of iran going nuclear on one side, to put it crudely, what might be regarded -- i hope it does not come to that, but what might be regarded as a u.s. and coalition failure in afghanistan and the consequences for pakistan, how do these bear on indian planning about the future? >> mike, you want to -- [laughter] that is our next book. >> i cannot probably answer it will directly because you're asking me to put mys
of a failed pakistan. but the pakistanis do not believe that. >> kudos to the authors for getting this book done. congratulations. i have a couple of questions that have to do with now they have done the book and interviews going along with that that have to do with india's long-term strategic outlook on things that may happen, that we are all aware of, and i also want to say to us as practice to that that i think it is lack of monolithic or will define brand strategy is productive and...
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well nato as mission in afghanistan is facing a new obstacle pakistan has closed a vital supply route for the u.s. led war effort across the border a fuel tanker trucks are being stopped from crossing the front and is believed to be in response to a nato helicopter raid in which three pakistani soldiers were killed and three others wounded the alliance denies its aircraft entered pakistani territory and says the reports of being investigated by the u.s. has been stepping up missile strikes against suspected militants holding in hiding rather in pakistan and there have been several across the border helicopter raids this week and we can get more reaction on this we are joined by a political expert. who is live for us in islamabad hello to you so what is pakistan trying to achieve with the closure is it deliberately hindering the u.s. led fight against taliban insurgents. let me just first begin by telling you that there is tremendous do really shouldn't today among the nationalists within the pakistani political elite in blackest on this has been a longstanding demand off many people a
well nato as mission in afghanistan is facing a new obstacle pakistan has closed a vital supply route for the u.s. led war effort across the border a fuel tanker trucks are being stopped from crossing the front and is believed to be in response to a nato helicopter raid in which three pakistani soldiers were killed and three others wounded the alliance denies its aircraft entered pakistani territory and says the reports of being investigated by the u.s. has been stepping up missile strikes...
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well there is a war brewing in pakistan and for some reason people keep denying it but we are fighting just this past weekend fifty three people were confirmed dead after nato helicopters chased militants across the afghanistan border into pakistan and then struck rather unusual attack because this one came from a manned aircraft not just dropped now this violent weekend brings the total number of killings there to one hundred and one so we know that the number of attacks and drone strikes in pakistan have been on a constant increase we now know thanks to bob woodward's new book that was just released today that the cia's operating a three thousand man paramilitary of local afghans who cross into pakistan when needed yet for some reason the obama administration insists that the u.s. is not at war in pakistan in other words they're just saying what the american people want to hear but you know what the u.s. presence in pakistan goes all the way back to the bush administration as taliban and al qaeda leaders fled afghanistan they found pakistan to be a safe cell and they just relocated t
well there is a war brewing in pakistan and for some reason people keep denying it but we are fighting just this past weekend fifty three people were confirmed dead after nato helicopters chased militants across the afghanistan border into pakistan and then struck rather unusual attack because this one came from a manned aircraft not just dropped now this violent weekend brings the total number of killings there to one hundred and one so we know that the number of attacks and drone strikes in...
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war in the western part of pakistan? thousands and thousands of pakistanis have been killed by the pakistani taliban. thousands. those are the people who trained the times square bomber. the afghan taliban is sitting up there killing americans, attacking the indian embassy. these are really bad people. you mentioned in your opening remarks one of the headquarters of one of the groups who kills a lot of americans. if you're in a war, you can't kid yourself about it. i've seen a lot of wars. i hate them more than anything you can imagine. but in this particular case, as the president has said repeatedly, our own homeland security is directly involved. then you have the l.e.t., another group whose goal is to provoke a conflict between india and provoke a conflict between pakistan and who did the mumbai bombing. this is the reason why this the most dangerous place on earth to stability. >> should we understand the war in afghanistan and pakistan as two separate wars. should we not consider what's happening in the pakistan to
war in the western part of pakistan? thousands and thousands of pakistanis have been killed by the pakistani taliban. thousands. those are the people who trained the times square bomber. the afghan taliban is sitting up there killing americans, attacking the indian embassy. these are really bad people. you mentioned in your opening remarks one of the headquarters of one of the groups who kills a lot of americans. if you're in a war, you can't kid yourself about it. i've seen a lot of wars. i...
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there you see along the afghan, pakistan border. 20 drone attacks into pakistan that killed some 125 people along that area in the past couple of weeks. what about this? and what is heaned it?-- behind it? bill kristol. mara liasson, national public radio and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer, charles? >> i think there's several reasons why there's been this escalation. number within, we heard from holbrook, it's a tactical one. if you have an opportunity the bridges washed out and there is mobility and these guys can't escape. if you've got them and you have the intelligence, apparently an increase in intelligence and they're immobile you hit them. secondly we see all of this, all of these scares in france, england and germany and there is a lot of indication of near imminent or at least in the works, attacks within europe and by the fact they're protecting the eiffel tower, obviously, this is a-- this would indicate something large hitting iconic targets and apparently, it's emanating out of pakistan and that would be the second reason and the third is actually, there's a wa
there you see along the afghan, pakistan border. 20 drone attacks into pakistan that killed some 125 people along that area in the past couple of weeks. what about this? and what is heaned it?-- behind it? bill kristol. mara liasson, national public radio and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer, charles? >> i think there's several reasons why there's been this escalation. number within, we heard from holbrook, it's a tactical one. if you have an opportunity the bridges washed out and...
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all this as pakistan -- as flooding in pakistan goes on. upstream, the water has receded, but millions of people have been left dependent on aid. pakistan's army has been doing much of the relief work and the security forces are stretched thin. >> and in pakistan's southern province, sindh several more hund -- several more thousand people have fled because of flooding. in some areas people are beginning to rebuild. in the northwest, one of the town's that was want more than a month ago. >> it is cleanup time at the riverview hotel in it now share the river view hotel in nashira. the owner says aid and compensation may never come. >> nashira has been pushed back 30 years and no one has come to help. any money that " -- that comes from abroad that the government will keep for themselves. >> here is how the town looked about a month ago. it was one of the areas hit first and hit harder spirit -- hit hardest. lost beneath the waters, 80% of the crops. nearby, another village, this was home to more than 20,000 people who have now lost everything
all this as pakistan -- as flooding in pakistan goes on. upstream, the water has receded, but millions of people have been left dependent on aid. pakistan's army has been doing much of the relief work and the security forces are stretched thin. >> and in pakistan's southern province, sindh several more hund -- several more thousand people have fled because of flooding. in some areas people are beginning to rebuild. in the northwest, one of the town's that was want more than a month ago....
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pakistan wasted no time responding to the death of these three soldiers, killed at a border post in pakistan's tribal region by apache attack helicopters. the choppers were supporting ground forces in afghanistan, who thought they spotted insurgents firing mortars. nato officials say the apaches took small arms fire from inside pakistan. >> operating in self-defense, the aircraft entered into pakistani air space, killing several armed individuals. >> reporter: within hours, pakistan blocked u.s. and coalition supply trucks heading into afghanistan. late today, more than 150 trucks were backed up in the khyber pass. the border crossing is on a vital supply line. it handles a s about 80% of the military's supplies bound for bases in afghanistan anti-american sentiment is strong in pakistan. today, the pakistani prime minister pressed the issue. another official wondered whether the west was an ally or an enemy. >> are you fighting a war or are you in war together? >> reporter: the pakistani partnership is vital to the war effort. since 2001, the united states has given pakistan's military more t
pakistan wasted no time responding to the death of these three soldiers, killed at a border post in pakistan's tribal region by apache attack helicopters. the choppers were supporting ground forces in afghanistan, who thought they spotted insurgents firing mortars. nato officials say the apaches took small arms fire from inside pakistan. >> operating in self-defense, the aircraft entered into pakistani air space, killing several armed individuals. >> reporter: within hours, pakistan...
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here in america, afghanistan, africa or pakistan. the way to overcome that i think is through education and also with having courage and compassion. instead of building walls we need to build peace and have the courage to do that. so i went back to pakistan in 94 and brought the school supplies and finally got to the village and the man was again there to greet me. he shook his head and said, chizle what the heck. not only had i come back, he said you've made two big mistakes. we don't start building before wintertime and if you really want to build school we're going to have to build a bridge first and i hadn't really thought about that. so i came back to america and raised 10,000 more dollars. and then i got back from tack stan and bridge got built and no school yet. i was 38 years old, die hard bachelor and all i could think was getting that school built. i went to a fund raise er the fair month in san francisco where my hero was speaking. it was getting late and people were nodding off and he was going on and on about the queens
here in america, afghanistan, africa or pakistan. the way to overcome that i think is through education and also with having courage and compassion. instead of building walls we need to build peace and have the courage to do that. so i went back to pakistan in 94 and brought the school supplies and finally got to the village and the man was again there to greet me. he shook his head and said, chizle what the heck. not only had i come back, he said you've made two big mistakes. we don't start...
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the pakistan caliban warned last week of a fresh spate of attacks. . pakistan taliban. bbc news. >> the authorities in new zealand have extended the state of emergency in the city of christchurch for another seven days. they suffered another aftershock, five days after the original earthquake. 5.1 was the magnitude. police say underlies the effort for people to stay away from that area. this is bbc news. angelina jolie arrives in pakistan to highlight their plight. and in jail for six months. the sergeant was caught dragging the woman across the floor. speaking after the sentencing, they said the sergeant was a disgrace. she said she did not think the sentence was fair, as she will be living with the effect of the attack forever. >> i have been trying to forget the last two years. i have not been able to. >> how horrific was it, looking at those images? we can look get them and imagined. how difficult was it to look at it? >> it was so terrific. the fact of being arrested, not having anything being explained to me, and in being treated with such violence -- and then bei
the pakistan caliban warned last week of a fresh spate of attacks. . pakistan taliban. bbc news. >> the authorities in new zealand have extended the state of emergency in the city of christchurch for another seven days. they suffered another aftershock, five days after the original earthquake. 5.1 was the magnitude. police say underlies the effort for people to stay away from that area. this is bbc news. angelina jolie arrives in pakistan to highlight their plight. and in jail for six...
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but i did very well for pakistan. i know that, and i challenge anybody on any point as far as pakistan is concerned and the people of pakistan are concerned. we did wonders for them in those seven years. it should be compared with 50 years of the past. >>> the former australian prime minister has been given a cabinet job by the woman who ousted him. it has been confirmed he will become foreign minister in her new labor government. the party scraped back into power thanks to the support of independent monitors after an election which is delivered a hung parliament. >>> details of some three cases of alleged sexual abuse by roman catholic clergy in belgium have been released -- 300 cases. a child psychiatrist to lead the inquiry said the cases of abuse, mostly involving minors, have been found in nearly every diocese. 13 alleged victims have committed suicide. the church will respond to report on monday. >> in catholic run boarding schools, churches, and youth groups, the scale of the abuse is shocking. it involves not
but i did very well for pakistan. i know that, and i challenge anybody on any point as far as pakistan is concerned and the people of pakistan are concerned. we did wonders for them in those seven years. it should be compared with 50 years of the past. >>> the former australian prime minister has been given a cabinet job by the woman who ousted him. it has been confirmed he will become foreign minister in her new labor government. the party scraped back into power thanks to the support...